UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 49,178	$ 52,770	$ 110,094	$ 105,775
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	15,035	13,511	32,453	28,492
Gross Profit	34,143	39,259	77,641	77,283
Research and development expenses	3,329	2,852	10,123	8,389
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,282	13,494	39,453	39,925
Amortization of intangibles	10,830	10,973	32,092	32,866
Grant income	0	0	0	(2,974)
Operating income (loss)	7,702	11,940	(4,027)	(923)
Other (expense) income	(299)	96	14,053	1,596
Debt modification and extinguishment expenses	0	(5,028)	0	(5,028)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency exchange	(918)	1,390	436	2,466
Interest expense, net	(5,465)	(4,922)	(16,571)	(18,401)
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,020	3,476	(6,109)	(20,290)
Income taxes expense	208	33,214	2,175	30,013
Net income (loss) including non-controlling interest	812	(29,738)	(8,284)	(50,303)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(182)	315	(441)	348
Net income (loss) attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.	994	(30,053)	(7,843)	(50,651)
Less: Dividends on convertible preferred stock	6,248	4,400	18,580	4,400
Net loss attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. common stockholders	$ (5,254)	$ (34,453)	$ (26,423)	$ (55,051)
Loss per share of common shares:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.68)	$ (0.51)	$ (1.08)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.68)	$ (0.51)	$ (1.08)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	51,583,000	51,002,000	51,323,000	50,766,000
Diluted (in shares)	51,583,000	51,002,000	51,323,000	50,766,000